[Samsung is planning to announce a Tizen-based smartphone this month at MWC according to reports.]

"Samsung is reported about to introduce its very own operating system at the Mobile World Congress at the end of this month. Samsung will showcase a high-end phone running on the new OS to a closed group of clients.

The new OS is based on Tizen, which is an operating system designed for smartphones, tablets, in vehicle infotainment systems and Smart TVs. The Tizen project is governed by a Technical Steering Group composed on Intel and Samsung. Its main components are the Linux kernel, the Enlightenment Foundation Libraries and the WebKit runtime."